Health

6 tricks and tips for girls with thin hair

Styling fine hair can be quite a task. With this hair texture, it's difficult to hold curls and have volume. The worst? Droopy and...

How long does alcohol stay in your system?

Alcohol consumption is never considered good, still many of us enjoy drinking with friends and family. Apart from the many health issues, drinking and...

Fruits or nuts? What will be better for weight loss?

When planning an ideal diet for weight loss, it is important to include both nuts and fruits. Both have their own benefits and are...

The best temperature to sleep, according to science

Hot, cold, slightly warm or just one leg outside the blanket, we all have our special preferences when it comes to getting some sleep...

Toothpaste on acne to glue face masks: Popular beauty myths BUSTED!

Almost everyone you come across has a ‘miracle cure’ for skin issues that their grandmother handed down, or that they came across on the...

Stop enhancing your genitals – Marriage counsellor

A marriage counsellor and relationship expert, Dr John Boakye, has cautioned married couples against enhancing their genitals for sexual pleasures, saying the fuss about...

11-month-old baby left with swollen head over parents’ inability to afford surgery

Financial challenges have compelled a young couple at Abuoso in Techiman in the Bono East Region, to abandon treatment of their baby with obstructive hydrocephalus at...

Video: Herbal medicine not cure for Hepatitis

People infected with viral disease, Hepatitis have been urged not to resort to herbal treatment. Herbal treatment, according to Dr Emmanuel Dotse, has increased the rate...

Protein week: How protein can help you perform better at work

A major part of our lives are devoted to work, with 70-80% of all our time invested in it. Since life in the corporate...

Does drinking more water help you hydrate your dry skin?

Giving your body enough fluid is the best thing you can do to keep yourself healthy. After all water flushes out toxins from the...

Alliance calls for review of hepatitis vaccination policy

The Hepatitis Alliance of Ghana on Wednesday urged the government to review the policy on the administration of hepatitis vaccinations to new-born babies in...

Exercise versus money: New study answers what makes you happier!

If you were asked to choose between money or exercise, what would you choose? Well, without really putting too much thought to it, most...

Your phone could be the culprit behind your dull skin! What you need to know

Smartphones have become our latest obsession. We all do realise its ill effects but they have invaded our lives in such a manner that...

Skim milk vs. whole milk: Which is healthier?

Full-fat milk has always been blamed to be the culprit for weight gain and so many other problems. But is it really true? Is...

‘Hepatitis B, C infections, leading causes of death in Ghana’

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has identified the country as having prevalence of chronic hepatitis B and C virus infections, which are leading causes...

DR Congo Health Minister resigns in Ebola row

The Health Minister in the Democratic Republic of Congo has resigned in protest at the handling of the Ebola outbreak in the east...

Do you floss every day? Here is why you need to start doing it right away

We all have been taught to brush our teeth twice a day. And most of us practice it religiously. But do you think brushing...

Eating everything in moderation could be making you gain weight

Do you also believe that eating everything in moderation might help you manage your weight? It's time to think about it again! Most people think...

Pru records 68 stillbirths, nine maternal deaths

The Pru East and Pru West Districts of the Bono East Region recorded sixty-eight stillbirths in 2018 due to lack of incubators, statistics from...

Endpoint Homeopathic Clinic partners GIMPA for Business Excellence seminar

As part of its 10 years anniversary celebration, leading homeopathic healthcare facility in Ghana, EndPoint Homeopathic Clinic, on Thursday, July 18, 2019,...

Cutting out THESE many calories every day can improve your health: Study

1. Cutting out THESE many calories every day can improve your health: Study It’s no more a surprise that cutting back on calories can help...

Ghana must prioritise public health- Prof Obiri-Danso

Vice-chancellor of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Prof. Kwasi Obiri-Danso has called on government to pay attention to public health issues...

A ‘wake-up’ call: Your health before age 40 is tied to heart risks later in life

Having higher-than-normal cholesterol and blood pressure levels before age 40 can raise your risk of heart disease later in life more than you might...

Keto diet could lead to this scary lifelong side effect

Keto flu, keto breath, keto crotch… What’s next? Unfortunately, new side effects of the keto diet continue to emerge. People are now breaking out in full-body, painful rashes...

Wa regional hospital boss sacked

The Ghana Health Service has sacked its Wa regional hospital medical director Dr. Barnabas Naa Gandau over misappropriation and misapplication of funds. A letter dated...

‘41% of Ghanaians have mental problem’

Forty-one per cent of Ghanaians have some form of mental disorders, particularly psychological distress, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mental Health Authority,...

#FixLekmaNow: How a man lost his wife on LEKMA bumpy road (Video)

Residents of Ledzokuku-Krowor Municipal Assembly (LEKMA) in Accra have expressed their disgust over the poor conditions of roads in the area. The angry residents, who...

Weight loss: 4 drinks you can count on when trying to lose weight

1. Drinks to lose weight With a variety of weight loss tips available on the internet, it is really hard to choose between what to...

55% Ghanaians know HIV status

New data from the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) indicates that 55.3 per cent of the Ghanaian population is aware of their HIV status. Out of...

Fake nurse jailed 22 months

A 33-year-old dismissed nurse trainee of the Nursing and Midwifery Training College, Sekondi, in the Western region has been slapped with a 22-month jail...

New Life Homeopathic Clinic wins ‘Most Technologically Advanced Homeopathic Hospital’ in Ghana

New Life Homeopathic Clinic has been adjudged the Most Technologically Advanced Homeopathic Hospital in Ghana, for the year 2019 by the West African Health Care Excellence...

Why do we sleep talk? Here’s everything you should know

If you’ve ever shared a bed or slept near another person, there’s a pretty good chance you’ve heard someone talk in their sleep. Or, perhaps...

GMA to go on strike July 31

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has given a July 31 deadline to embark on strike over stalled negotiations on conditions of service. The...

Conjoined twin girls separated after 50 hours of surgery

Rare conjoined twins have been separated at a world-leading children’s hospital in London, surgeons have announced. Two-year-old sisters Safa and Marwa Ullah, from Charsadda in Pakistan,...

Interesting ways your body changes when you quit sugar

1. What happens when you say no to sugar? We all love to hate sugar. It is unhealthy, sabotages our weight loss plan and what...

Check out Yvonne Nelson’s response to a question on plastic surgery

Body enhancement centres are no longer hiding in the dark as many celebs, especially females in the entertainment sphere patronise their services for social attention. Some...

Try these 5 natural remedies to treat dry mouth

Do you feel thirsty more than often? Even after guzzling down 2-3 glass of water, do you feel that your mouth is dry? If...

MoH extends deadline for recruitment of nurses

The Ministry of Health on Friday extended the deadline to July 16, for the recruitment of private and public trained nurses who completed their training from...

Upper West records highest malaria cases and related deaths

The Upper West Region recorded the highest number of malaria cases and also topped in malaria related deaths from 2011 to 2016, according to health officials,...

5 ways to get rid of sweaty armpits

1. Sweaty armpits? Here's what you can do Exessive underarm sweating can be an embarrassing beauty problem for many. If you notice sweat patches on...